Legal Opinion
Milbank Mutual Insurance v. Wentz
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1965No. 17982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, holding appellant liable as an insurer under an automobile liability policy. Appellant is a South Dakota insurance corporation, and appellees were the litigants in a state court action which arose out of an automobile collision. Diversity of citizenship, with requisite amount, establishes jurisdiction. The substantive law of North Dakota applies.
On July 21, 1959, Eugene Gefroh was driving a 1957 Ford automobile eastward along North Dakota U. S. Highway 10. With Eugene were his older…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Milbank Mutual Insurance Company v. WentzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965